Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, the party said Monday. Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez said the event is scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020, in the largest city in Wisconsin. “I’m grateful for every finalist city for being a part of this process with us — now let’s get ready...
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he wants a referendum on abortion, sparking immediate opposition from abortion rights advocates in this overwhelmingly Catholic country. Mexico’s 32 states consider abortions criminal unless the pregnancy results from rape or if it endangers the woman’s health and life or because of fetal abnormalities. Mexico City is the...
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After a not-so-merry holiday shopping season, retail sales bounced back in January, beating Wall Street expectations. Retail sales were up 0.2 percent in January, boosted by online shopping and home centers. Economists predicted a 0.1 percent increase. This comes one month after December sales were down 1.6 percent, the largest drop since the latter days...
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George Foreman’s daughter Freeda Foreman has died at 42 years old. Foreman posted a message Sunday night on Twitter, saying it was his first Sunday in 42 years without his daughter. The Foreman family told KTRK and TMZ Sports that Freeda was found unresponsive in her home Saturday in Houston. Homicide investigators said there was...
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